Don’t Microwave Food in Plastic Containers, Scientists Warn

Posted on May 14, 2018

When you microwave food in plastic containers, you put yourself at the risk of infertility, diabetes, obesity and cancer.

Scientists in New Delhi, India, have found evidence that heating food in plastic containers using a microwave over can lead to several health complications, including high blood pressure and brain damage.

As the oven is heating the food, the chemicals in the plastic start to leach out and gets absorbed by the food that is touching the plastic.

While the dangers of the microwave oven have not yet been proved, the dangers of microwaved plastic has been. This is why specialists recommend that you only heat things in a ceramic container or plate.